"craff" meaning in Welsh

See craff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkraːf/ Forms: craff [feminine, singular], craff [plural], craffed [equative], craffach [comparative], craffaf [superlative]
Rhymes: -aːf Head templates: {{cy-adj|ach}} craff (feminine singular craff, plural craff, equative craffed, comparative craffach, superlative craffaf)
  1. astute, perceptive Synonyms: treiddgar, treiddiol Derived forms: craffter
    Sense id: en-craff-cy-adj-xOJJ9-0j

Noun

IPA: /ˈkraːf/ Forms: craffau [plural], creffyn [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], craff [error-unrecognized-form], graff [soft], nghraff [error-unrecognized-form], chraff [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -aːf Head templates: {{cy-noun|mf|au|dim=creffyn}} craff m or f (plural craffau, diminutive creffyn) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. grip, hold
    grappling hook, brace
    Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: gafael, crap, gafaelfach, creffyn, bach
    Sense id: en-craff-cy-noun-SEdyZ5vh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 87 5 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 88 5 4 4 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 1 71 6 5 17 Disambiguation of Welsh links with redundant wikilinks: 2 64 9 7 18
  2. grip, hold
    clasp
    Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: gafael, crap, gwäeg
    Sense id: en-craff-cy-noun-mZOF~g4G
  3. grip, hold
    pincers, tongs
    Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: gafael, crap, gefel
    Sense id: en-craff-cy-noun-k97GP9M0
  4. bulk, sum, extent Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: crynswth, swm, maint
    Sense id: en-craff-cy-noun-9-ODI0vI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cael craff ar (english: to get a hold on, to come to grips with), ceisio craff (english: to tempt; to seek a hold) [literally], colli o'i graff (english: to lose one's grip), dal craff (alt: ar) (english: to take notice (of), to keep a grip (on))

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "craff",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "craff",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "craffed",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "craffach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "craffaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach"
      },
      "expansion": "craff (feminine singular craff, plural craff, equative craffed, comparative craffach, superlative craffaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "craffter"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "astute, perceptive"
      ],
      "id": "en-craff-cy-adj-xOJJ9-0j",
      "links": [
        [
          "astute",
          "astute"
        ],
        [
          "perceptive",
          "perceptive"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "treiddgar"
        },
        {
          "word": "treiddiol"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkraːf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "craff"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to get a hold on, to come to grips with",
      "word": "cael craff ar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to tempt; to seek a hold",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "ceisio craff"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to lose one's grip",
      "word": "colli o'i graff"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "ar",
      "english": "to take notice (of), to keep a grip (on)",
      "word": "dal craff"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "craffau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "creffyn",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "craff",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "graff",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghraff",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chraff",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mf",
        "2": "au",
        "dim": "creffyn"
      },
      "expansion": "craff m or f (plural craffau, diminutive creffyn)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 87 5 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 88 5 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 71 6 5 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 64 9 7 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grip, hold",
        "grappling hook, brace"
      ],
      "id": "en-craff-cy-noun-SEdyZ5vh",
      "links": [
        [
          "grip",
          "grip"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "grappling hook",
          "grappling hook"
        ],
        [
          "brace",
          "brace"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gafael"
        },
        {
          "word": "crap"
        },
        {
          "word": "gafaelfach"
        },
        {
          "word": "creffyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "bach"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grip, hold",
        "clasp"
      ],
      "id": "en-craff-cy-noun-mZOF~g4G",
      "links": [
        [
          "grip",
          "grip"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "clasp",
          "clasp"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gafael"
        },
        {
          "word": "crap"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwäeg"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grip, hold",
        "pincers, tongs"
      ],
      "id": "en-craff-cy-noun-k97GP9M0",
      "links": [
        [
          "grip",
          "grip"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "pincers",
          "pincers"
        ],
        [
          "tongs",
          "tongs"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gafael"
        },
        {
          "word": "crap"
        },
        {
          "word": "gefel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bulk, sum, extent"
      ],
      "id": "en-craff-cy-noun-9-ODI0vI",
      "links": [
        [
          "bulk",
          "bulk"
        ],
        [
          "sum",
          "sum"
        ],
        [
          "extent",
          "extent"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "crynswth"
        },
        {
          "word": "swm"
        },
        {
          "word": "maint"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkraːf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "craff"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/aːf",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/aːf/1 syllable",
    "Welsh adjectives",
    "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh feminine nouns",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with multiple genders",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "craffter"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "craff",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "craff",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "craffed",
      "tags": [
        "equative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "craffach",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "craffaf",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ach"
      },
      "expansion": "craff (feminine singular craff, plural craff, equative craffed, comparative craffach, superlative craffaf)",
      "name": "cy-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "astute, perceptive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astute",
          "astute"
        ],
        [
          "perceptive",
          "perceptive"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "treiddgar"
        },
        {
          "word": "treiddiol"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkraːf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "craff"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:Welsh/aːf/1 syllable",
    "Welsh adjectives",
    "Welsh adjectives with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh feminine nouns",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with multiple genders",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to get a hold on, to come to grips with",
      "word": "cael craff ar"
    },
    {
      "english": "to tempt; to seek a hold",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "ceisio craff"
    },
    {
      "english": "to lose one's grip",
      "word": "colli o'i graff"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ar",
      "english": "to take notice (of), to keep a grip (on)",
      "word": "dal craff"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "craffau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "creffyn",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "craff",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "graff",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nghraff",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chraff",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mf",
        "2": "au",
        "dim": "creffyn"
      },
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      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
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      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grip, hold",
        "grappling hook, brace"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grip",
          "grip"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "grappling hook",
          "grappling hook"
        ],
        [
          "brace",
          "brace"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gafael"
        },
        {
          "word": "crap"
        },
        {
          "word": "gafaelfach"
        },
        {
          "word": "creffyn"
        },
        {
          "word": "bach"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grip, hold",
        "clasp"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grip",
          "grip"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "clasp",
          "clasp"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gafael"
        },
        {
          "word": "crap"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwäeg"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grip, hold",
        "pincers, tongs"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grip",
          "grip"
        ],
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "pincers",
          "pincers"
        ],
        [
          "tongs",
          "tongs"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gafael"
        },
        {
          "word": "crap"
        },
        {
          "word": "gefel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bulk, sum, extent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bulk",
          "bulk"
        ],
        [
          "sum",
          "sum"
        ],
        [
          "extent",
          "extent"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "crynswth"
        },
        {
          "word": "swm"
        },
        {
          "word": "maint"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkraːf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "craff"
}

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